In a unique take on the isekai genre, Otome Game Villainess is about Katarina Claes, a girl who finds herself reincarnated in her favorite visual novel—and she has to rewrite the story if she wants to survive! Join us as we revel in Katarina's dopey yet irrepressible charm, discuss the Dostoyevskian implications of anime villain redemption arcs, and delight in pronouncing the show's ridiculously long title. And in the inferior world of non-moe anime, we discuss: Gunsmith Cats, a...

For centuries, mankind has polluted and destroyed the ocean. In Shinryaku! Ika Musume, one squid girl has had enough, but after her failed one-squid invasion on the surface world, she finds herself working as an indentured servant for a seaside grill. Join us as we revel in some truly awful squid puns, argue the merits of the experimental Chibi Ika scene, and make plans for a very special segment that will end with one of us in anaphylactic shock. And in the inferior world of non-moe anime,...

The worlds of Japan and England collide in Kiniro Mosaic, a show about two foreign exchange students in Japan and the friends they make along the way. Join us as we discuss the joys of English voice acting in anime, talk about how bitchin' Karen's Union Jack hoodie is, and ponder the eternal question: why, Japanese people? And in the inferior world of non-moe anime, we discuss: Afro Samurai, the blood-soaked, hip-hop infused story of a samurai on a quest to avenge his dead father, and...

On this episode, we watch Yuru CampΔ, the anime about camping that could make even a basement-dwelling recluse yearn for the great outdoors. Join us as we consider our misspent youth in the Boy Scouts, how food in anime always looks so delicious, and whether anime schoolteachers are destined to be loveless alcoholics. And in the inferior world of non-moe anime, we discuss: Slam Dunk, the story of a wayward delinquent youth who joins the basketball team in a questionably effective effort to...

On today's episode, we watch Haiyore! Nyaruko-san, the Lovecraftian nightmare of a harem comedy about the chaos that always crawls up to you with a smile. Join us as we consider exactly how much otaku pandering is too much, and the dialectical contradictions of a show about an avatar of Chaos who is also a space cop, and whether Nyaruko-san is a Maiden or, in Truth, a Terrible Frenchman. And in the inferior world of non-moe anime, we discuss: 801 T.T.S. Airbats, an OVA that attempts to...

Making games isn't all fun and games, but it mostly is in New Game!, a slice-of-life comedy about a girl who gets a job at her favorite videogame development studio. Join us as we realize in horror that the Playstation 3 was released fifteen years ago, consider the ethics of looking up the skirts of videogame character models, and die of diabetic shock at the sight of Aoba's adorable, oversized bear-shaped sleeping bag. And in the inferior world of non-moe anime, we discuss: Golden Kamuy, the...

Like many anime, the girls in this show can be difficult to tell apart; unlike others, this isn't just because of bad writing. In this episode, we watch Gotoubun no Hanayome, a show about Fuutaro, a high school boy who takes a gig tutoring a gaggle of academically challenged identical quintuplets. Join us as we talk about how harem comedies are trash and why we love them anyway, inadvertently catch the attention of the alphabet boys, and have a Very Special Episode about The Brady Bunch and...

In this inaugural episode of Manly Anime for Manly Men, we watch Mitsuboshi Colors, a show that has intrigued us ever since we saw a clip of the titular trio of little girls trying to murder a policeman with a rocket launcher. Join us as we consider magical realism and the imagination of children, the mythical Chu-Chu Cabrilla and its significance, and whether cute anime girls should have the right to bear arms. And in the inferior world of non-moe anime, we discuss: Kaguya-sama: Love is War,...